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By keeping your clothes organized, not only will you be able to find things quickly, you will increase your productivity in the morning.
But what are the best ways to organize your closet?
I am breaking down how to organize your closet like a pro!
Color-Code Your Closet Like A Pro
Seriously it will help with keeping things organized!
There are a few ways to color-code your closet.
First way is to start with all your white clothes, then go to red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, gray and black. (I put gray in between brown and black to separate the two colors because it can be tricky to tell early in the morning.)
I like this way for my clothes, but take it a step further and start with white tank-tops, then t-shirts, then long-sleeves. Then red tank-tops, t-shirts, long-sleeves, etc. This keeps me organized and able to find things quickly.
Another way to organize it to color-code like items. For example, you could color-code all t-shirts together (white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, gray, black). Then move to long-sleeve shirts.
Pants can be organized in a few ways as well.
I personally like to keep all dress pants together and all jeans together. I color-code all the dress pants and hang them up by shorts, capris then pants.
But I have had clients who like all pants together, so we organize them by color, starting with white, khaki, pink, red, green, blue (including jeans), and black.
I have yet to see someone who has purple pants hanging in their closet, but if you do, I would put it after your jeans!
The Hanger Trick To Organize Your Closet
Always start with all of your hangers facing the wrong direction.
As you wear your clothes, turn them to face the right direction.
At the end of the season or year, you will be able to tell what items in your closet you wear, and what needs to go!
Read more: The Hanger Trick For Your Closet
Dry-Cleaning Bags To Keep Your Closet Organized
I always suggest keeping a dry-cleaning bag in your closet.
When something gets soiled or needs to be cleaned, you can dump it in there instead of forgetting about it.
I keep our bag in plain sight so if it starts to get full, I know I have to take it in.
I have had clients hang their bags up on a hanger near their dress clothes as those are the clothes that they bring to the cleaners.
This has helped them stay on top of their dry cleaning.
Donation Bag For Unwanted Items
Another recommendation I have if you are getting overwhelmed with what to keep and what to donate, is to just keep a donation bag in your closet that is labeled in BIG letters DONATE!
This will help you keep tabs on what is working for you and what needs to go.
After I had my second child, I had so many clothes that I loved but wasn’t totally fitting me with my new figure.
I gave myself some time and slowly started adding things to the donation bag as I would try them on when I was getting ready.
If a shirt was too short, or ripped, or just not flattering any more, I added it to the bag. This is an easy trick to help reduce anxiety over what to keep and what to donate!
I also shared some info on organizing a jewelry box and drawers.
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